Under the sky

Chapter 112 Indiscriminate and indiscriminate ([-])

Lao Ding was woken up by a bucket of water. After waking up, he felt numbness in his mouth, pain all over his body, and could not move.He sat on an iron chair in front of a red painted square table, his hands were tied behind his back, his feet were tied tightly to the legs of the chair, the soles of his feet just landed on the ground, and his waist was buckled with an iron ring, connected by a rusty iron chain. to the wall.

A strong man stood in front of the square table, wearing a black short shirt with golden tiger heads embroidered on his shoulders.Old Ding didn't recognize the man. He wanted to move, but the chair was so firm that it seemed to have roots. He looked down and saw that the legs of the chair were cast into the floor. No wonder it couldn't move despite the struggle.

This is a stone room, about two feet long and wide. In addition to the iron cell door, there is a row of iron grating air holes three feet long and two feet wide on the upper edge of the wall. From here, it is dark, and there are rows of iron grating holes against the wall. The torch illuminates the stone chamber brightly.

"My name is Shen Lianyun, the right envoy of the execution hall." The strong man with tigers embroidered on his shoulders pulled up the chair. The legs of the chair scraped on the iron floor. The harsh sound made Old Ding dizzy.

"I...I did it..." Old Ding's voice trembled.He found that he spoke with a heavy breath, and not only did his voice tremble, but it also leaked.He licked his teeth, licking out the smell of blood. His upper front teeth had been broken.

"I am the needle on the night list." He said tremblingly, "I don't know anything, I just wait for the thread to be threaded." He showed off his skills in front of others, and he couldn't hide it no matter what, so it was better to take it and get a lighter sentence.

Shen Lianyun sat down opposite him, clasping his hands and placing them on the table. "I heard that Tang Sect has a poisonous prison." Shen Lianyun said, "Qingcheng doesn't have one, but there is a secret prison in Qingcheng, and this is it..." He tapped the tip of his index finger twice on the table. Loud outside.

"Your name is Ding Zhong, from Anhui. You moved to Qingcheng 20 years ago." Shen Lianyun asked, "What's your father's name? What's the name of your neighbor next door? How much do you remember about your hometown? How much do you remember about your neighbor's daily routine?" "

Old Ding was taken aback and said in a trembling voice: "This... happened 20 years ago... who... who remembers it?"

"Have you even forgotten your father?" Shen Lianyun asked.

Lao Ding said: "I am from the night list, so those are all fake."

"Then let's be serious. Who is your father? Where did you live 20 years ago? Who knew you?" Shen Lianyun asked, "Tell me someone who knew you 20 years ago and can find you now."

Old Ding groaned feebly: "I... don't know, I... I can't find anyone."

Shen Lianyun did not use torture. He looked up at the iron fence on the upper right side of the stone room.Lao Ding couldn't help but follow his gaze. It was pitch black and there was nothing there.

Not long after, a light came on on the other side of the iron fence, indicating that someone was lighting a torch next door.

"What are you doing? Let me go! What are you doing, ah!!"

"Why are you arresting my son? My family has not broken any laws! Help, you are unjust! Help, Mr. Xing, please spare his life! Mr. Xing, you have arrested the wrong person!"

Old Ding's face turned pale instantly. Those were the voices of his wife and youngest son.Shen Lianyun remained silent and turned to look at him.Lao Ding said with a trembling voice: "It has nothing to do with them..."

"Ah!..." A long scream came from next door, indicating that someone was being tortured.There were also women's whining and crying: "Don't hit my son! Don't! Oh, spare my life! You are really wrong! Don't do this, don't... don't..." The voice gradually changed from crying and wailing to vicious insults, Amid the screams that never stopped.

"You bunch of bastards who were fucked by bitches will not die a good death! The Lord of Hell will seize your tongues and peel off your skins. You will not be able to reincarnate for the rest of your life, and you will be starving ghosts!"

Lao Ding finally couldn't hold back anymore and shouted loudly: "Come at me! Come at me! What are you doing to them!"

Shen Lianyun still ignored him and looked at the iron fence on the left. Old Ding was startled and turned around to look. Not long after, the room on the left also lit up.

"Help, help! Mr. Xing, you are mistaken, I did not break the law!"

"Let us go, what are you doing? You are wronging good people, you bunch of torturers are wronging good people!"

In addition to the eldest son and the second son, there was also the voice of a girl who kept crying.

"Don't!..." Old Ding shouted, struggling to get up, but couldn't move.

A shrill scream came from the left side, and it never stopped after that.I don’t know how long it took, maybe a long time, maybe not at all, but the scolding gradually decreased, leaving only the sound of crying, and the screams became hoarse, but they never stopped.It was as if Lao Ding's heart was on fire, every inch of it hurt, and the pain got deeper and deeper, until he didn't even have the strength to struggle.

He kept crying and crying, but Shen Lianyun still said nothing and looked at him quietly.

Then there was another scream, the voice of the youngest son, and the panicked cry of the daughter-in-law.The loud crying suddenly stopped, and I don't know what happened.Old Ding shouted anxiously: "Daughter-in-law! Wife-in-law! What's wrong with you? What's wrong?"

With a "click", the iron door opened, and a guard walked in, carrying a plate. On the plate was a bloody right hand. The fingers were bloody and bloody. It was obvious that the owner of this hand must have suffered a lot of torture.The guard placed the plate on the table, saluted Shen Lianyun, and then retreated.

The younger son's screams continued, and Old Ding recognized whose hand it was. Although the flesh and blood were blurred, some old wounds were still vaguely discernible. They were wounds left by learning carpentry.

The younger son can no longer work as a carpenter.

Shen Lianyun still said nothing and looked at Lao Ding quietly.

"I'm from outside the customs..." Old Ding lowered his head, "Don't torture them, they don't know..."

"Louder." Shen Lianyun said.

"I'm from outside Guan! I'm a citizen of God Sa!" Old Ding roared.

He had long known that the image on the ground was the most severe temptation, and the flaws he exposed could not be covered up by using the night list as an excuse.

That doesn't look like Sa Shen at all, not like it, but it looks similar, with flaming eyes and flaming hair.No one noticed except him.But that was a belief deeply rooted in his body. At that moment, he could not step on the holy face of God Sa as if nothing had happened, even if it was only a rough image.

"Recruit a companion and spare your whole family. Recruit your head and spare your whole family." Shen Lianyun said.

Old Ding gritted his teeth and hesitated.

"Do you think that's the only road with pictures? All the roads in Ba County were painted last night." Shen Lianyun said, "The oil seller surnamed Zheng from Dongmen was also caught. Your other companions must have been arrested too. They will also recruit people." . If you don’t recruit him, you’ll just kill your family in vain. Even if you recruit him, he might still be the person we caught earlier, so it’s not a loss.”

Shen Lianyun said: "The slower you speak, the fewer people you can replace."

"I...I've done it all!" Lao Ding finally admitted defeat and cried, "God Sa, forgive me...I'll tell you everything I know!"

With a "click", the iron door opened again, and this time a graceful lady in gorgeous clothes came in.Her face was pale, and even her steps were a little sloppy.

Shen Lianyun stood up quickly, bent down to salute, and respectfully shouted: "Mrs. Chu."

"You go out first." Mrs. Chu said.

Shen Lianyun glanced at Old Ding, said nothing, and respectfully stepped back, closing the door.

Mrs. Chu sat in Shen Lianyun's seat and remained silent for a long time.Lao Ding didn't understand what she wanted to ask. He only cared about what was going on next door.The screams from the left and right finally stopped, and all that was left were moans, curses, begging for mercy and crying.

"You came to Qingcheng 20 years ago. Do you know Li Muhai?" Mrs. Chu's voice was dry, even trembling and stiff, as if she was being tortured.

"I know." Lao Ding replied, "But I'm not familiar with him. I only know that he was one of the first batch to enter the customs. He lived in Yi'an Town for several years and never came back after leaving."

"What...did he do? Did he perform any meritorious deeds for...the Sacred Cult?"

"I don't know." Old Ding lowered his head, "I'm not familiar with him. I only know him as a person and have never met him. Only old eyes can know everyone's identity. I don't know."

"Old eyes?"

"He is the eye of the God of Sa, watching us work."

"Who is Laoyan?" Mrs. Chu asked.

"I don't know, that's not something I can recognize."

"Who else in Qingcheng is colluding with you?"

"We don't dare to reveal the details casually." Old Ding shook his head, "I will tell you everything I know, and you have to ask higher ups for the rest."

Mrs. Chu nodded, got up and walked out the door.Shen Lianyun respectfully stood outside the door.Mrs. Chu asked: "You personally interrogated these people?"

Shen Lianyun replied respectfully: "I was only allowed to judge by myself, so I used more methods."

"how many people?"

"Capture three, together with 16 family members. There should be more in the future, probably no more than ten."

Mrs. Chu nodded: "Inquire thoroughly and deal with it as soon as possible."

These past few days have been the biggest torment of her life. She carefully selected a modest gentleman, a man she fell in love with, and they were married for more than [-] years. It turned out that he was a hypocrite, and he was doing bad things that could bring down Qingcheng at any time.She didn't understand how this could happen. The head of the Nine Families still needed to collude with the barbarians?

This was ridiculous and she wanted proof.

After leaving the secret prison, Mrs. Chu walked outside the courtyard.There were several carriages parked outside the courtyard, and Mrs. Chu summoned the sedan chair and headed to Juntian Palace.The secret prison is located in a secluded courtyard in the southeast corner of Qingcheng. Even Mrs. Chu doesn't know when the secret prison last detained prisoners.She only knew that this cell was used to deal with prisoners who could not be interrogated in public. But after more than [-] years of marriage in Qingcheng, Mrs. Chu had never thought about this problem:
How come Qingcheng, which values ​​fairness, tolerance and benevolence, built such a secret prison that cannot be leaked? What kind of prisoners can't see the light of day?
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The two fast horses left from the south gate of Ba County. Immediately, the girl only said that she wanted to leave the city. Before she showed her token, Xu Jiangyou, the new commander-in-chief of the south gate, gave the order to open the city.After thirty miles of fast horse riding, we left Ba County in no time and arrived in Nanchuan before dusk.

It was a small town on Nanchuan Road called Shuixiu Town.In a bun shop on a side street, the middle-aged man selling buns is in his 40s. He has an unkempt beard and his apron is full of oil stains. There is a shabby sign next to it with the words "Master Bao" written on it.The shop is small but deep. The door is only one foot wide. With the stall set up, it is almost impossible to get in. Two rolling pins as thick as the mouth of a bowl are placed on the stall.The stove was visible at a glance at the rear. There was still some residual fire on the red stove bottom. There were three or four hand-clasped steamers stacked on top of it. Half a sack of flour was left leaning against the wall.

Shen Weichen inquired about Mr. Bao's bun shop and watched from a distance at the street entrance.

"Hall Master Shen, is that that person?" Xia Lijun asked.

Shen Weichen nodded.

"The hall master has been a little dazed these days." Xia Lijun tightened his holster.Ever since he handled Li Hongdao's case, Shen Weichen has always looked distracted. Although several major cases in succession were handled smoothly, it was because Shen Lianyun gave good advice. Arrest the person first, and then collect evidence. Troops broke into people's houses and arrested them easily and neatly.But even during the trial, Shen Weichen did not show the agility of the previous few days. Instead, he was in a daze, often worrying about everything.

Who knows what this young lady is thinking about?Xia Lijun is not the kind of considerate person.She wanted to do things well, and she had always wanted to find something worth doing seriously. She chose Xingtang, thinking that it was something worthy of her lifelong efforts.But before meeting Shen Weichen, no one believed that she could do things well, not only because of her low background, but also because she was a woman and had a stubborn temper. The worst thing was the smell on her body.Men will not help her with emotions other than sympathy, and she does not want help from sympathy. She has her own backbone.

"His name is Bao Lu." Shen Weichen said, "After you catch him, seal his mouth. Don't let him talk nonsense. It's best to knock him out."

"It's two hundred miles back to Ba County from here. How can you bring a man back?" Xia Lijun asked, "Why don't you let the local sect help?"

Shen Weichen shook his head and said, "I can only trust you."

Mrs. Chu didn't want too many people to know about this matter, so she sent her to handle it personally.She didn't know what this man would say, but no matter what he said, it couldn't be spread, especially if it might be bad news for Qingcheng.

When she heard Shen Yuqing tell the truth, she was also in disbelief.She questioned Xie Gubai. Like Mrs. Chu, she didn't want to speculate, she wanted evidence.The evidence...the evidence that really proves the leader colluded with the barbarians.

Maybe the evidence is here.

She hadn't slept well, or fallen asleep, for several days.When Mrs. Ya asked, she always said she was tired from handling cases, but Mrs. Ya didn't take it seriously as usual.She had already suffered a lot of scolding in order to enter the execution hall, but she endured it all the time, saying she was tired and wanted to sleep, and suffered repeatedly in bed.

"Hall Master!" Xia Lijun once again woke her up from her trance.

"Looking at the prisoner for too long will make him suspicious." Xia Lijun said, "I'm going to see if there is a back door."

Shen Weichen nodded and rode forward.Xia Lijun is much more experienced than her.No matter how smart Shen Weichen is, he lacks experience and has to rely on Xia Lijun for guidance many times.Seeing her advancing, Xia Lijun rode his horse around to the back alley.

Shen Weichen stopped his horse in front of the bun shop and looked into the shop.Bao Lu noticed her and said, "Girl, do you want to buy some buns?"

"Give me three." Shen Weichen got off his horse.Bao Lu skillfully opened the steamer, and the three freshly blanched buns were placed on oil paper and tied with thin straw ropes.Shen Weichen reached out to take the bun, his hand suddenly turned over, and his five fingers clasped Bao Lu's wrist.

Caught?For some reason, Shen Weichen's heart sank. Just as he was about to exert his strength, a strong force grabbed her wrist, turned it outwards and pulled her over. With a "pop", she was pulled down in front of the stall.

"How could it be?" Before she could think about it, Bao Lu had already raised a rolling pin as thick as a bowl and dropped it on her head.This blow was fast and hard. Shen Weichen turned over and turned his head in this unforgettable moment. There was a loud "bang" sound. This blow actually broke the stall into two pieces. If it was hit hard, wouldn't his brains burst?

Bao Lu missed a hit and was surprised by Shen Weichen's reaction speed. He grabbed Shen Weichen's arm and pulled it against her body to remove her arm.Shen Weichen only felt severe pain in her right shoulder. Although she avoided the fatal blow, her wrist was still in the opponent's grasp. It was lucky that it was not dislocated. A strain was inevitable.But the severe pain also brought her back to her senses. She jumped up on her toes, turned half a circle to the right, and kicked Bao Lu's temple with her left foot.

This time, Bao Lu raised the rolling pin to block it, and there was a "pop" sound. The force of this kick was so heavy that Bao Lu couldn't hold it, and the rolling pin suddenly hit his cheek.

Shen Weichen ignored the pain in his shoulder and pulled his hand back violently. Bao Lu struggled to pull back, but was pulled off balance by her and fell forward. In just two moves, the advantage of the sneak attack was taken away.Bao Lu raised his left foot back and kicked Shen Weichen in the face with a scorpion-tailed kick. When Shen Weichen raised his arms to block, he turned around and ran away. He picked up the flour bag and sprinkled it backwards.Shen Weichen felt a white fog in front of his eyes, and suddenly heard the sound of breaking wind in front of him, and quickly dodged. There were several "cracking" sounds, and besides the rolling pin, there was also half-burned firewood.Shen Weichen knew that this man was extremely skilled in martial arts, and Xia Lijun was afraid that he would not be able to stop him. Seeing that the back door was open, he hurriedly chased after him.

As soon as Bao Lv rushed out of the back door, he heard the sound of the wind. A heavy punch hit him, and he ducked to avoid it.Shen Weichen rushed out from the door. Seeing the two people passing each other, he shouted: "Be careful!"

Soon enough, Bao Lu had already drawn the short knife from his waist. Taking advantage of Xia Lijun's punch, he pounced forward and stabbed Xia Lijun in the waist.This time, the rabbit rose and the falcon fell, all at once, and Shen Weichen was shocked.

Xia Lijun seemed to be unaware, and when Bao Lu threw himself into his arms, he hugged his waist with his left hand, and bent his right elbow to sweep his face.Bao Lu received a heavy blow on his face, but his martial arts skills were extremely high. Although he was dizzy, he kept his body intact and kicked his left foot three times in a row like lightning, hitting Xia Lijun in the calf, knee, and thigh.Although these three heavy blows could not kill people, they were intended to prevent the opponent from pursuing him. Xia Lijun endured the pain and threw a heavy punch. Bao Lu went around sideways and punched the wall, knocking out a hole as big as a bowl.

Two delays were enough for Shen Weichen to catch up.Bao Lu walked around Xia Lijun to escape, when a figure floated up from behind and struck him with a knife.They had just fought, and Bao Lu knew that this girl's martial arts were astonishingly high, and he couldn't defeat her even if he succeeded in a sneak attack. He didn't dare to fight with her, so he hurriedly dodged sideways.Shen Weichen's right hand flew in front of Bao Lu, and Bao Lu felt a blur in front of his eyes. Shen Weichen turned the handle of the knife upside down with his left hand, hitting Bao Lu's chin, then turned the blade over, and the back of the knife hit Bao Lu's knee. Bao Lu screamed and couldn't stand. Stop and fall to the ground.

Shen Weichen was worried about Xia Lijun's injury and hurriedly turned around to check, only to see Xia Lijun leaning against the wall with his hands on his waist.Shen Weichen felt deeply guilty and couldn't help but said anxiously: "Sister, are you okay?"

"Don't call me sister!" Xia Lijun said in a stern tone.I quite disagree with this title.She opened her hand to hold the wound, and blood seeped out from her waist. "I'm wearing armor, so I'm fine. It's just that my feet hurt and I have to walk with a limp for the past two days."

Shen Weichen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that her injuries were not serious. He looked carefully and found that she was wearing a leather armor under her clothes.

Xia Lijun asked: "Is the hall master's hand okay?" She saw that Shen Weichen was holding the knife with his left hand just now. His right arm was not flexible and he was obviously injured.

Shen Weichen shook his head and said, "It's okay. Just ask Dr. Zhu for some medicinal wine later."

"How to take him back now?" Xia Lijun looked at Bao Lu who was lying on the ground holding his knees.

Shen Weichen still thought of a way.She twisted Bao Lu's jaw so that he could not speak, and used the token to ask the local sect for a carriage to escort him.When she was a child when she returned to Qingcheng, she sent someone to notify Shen Yuqing and escorted him to the secret cell in person. Seeing Mrs. Chu waiting outside the secret cell, she hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, and asked: "Why didn't Mrs. Chu first?" Rest?"

Mrs. Chu shook her head: "Can you sleep well?" She glanced at Bao Lu and asked, "Caught?"

Shen Weichen said "Yeah" softly and lowered her head. For some reason, she felt like she had done something wrong.

Mrs. Chu looked at her, as if she had many thoughts, and then said: "I thought you wouldn't catch it."

Shen Weichen lowered his head.Have you ever thought about letting people escape?In this way, there is no more evidence, and Mr. Xie's guess is just a guess.Because of this, he made a mistake when arresting someone and almost killed Xia Lijun.

Mrs. Chu patted Shen Weichen on the shoulder and said: "It's okay, you did a good job. This shouldn't have made it difficult for you, but you really can't trust outsiders... Thanks to your ability, you captured him alive."

"Brother will be here soon." Shen Weichen whispered.

"Why does Yu'er trust Xie Gubai so much?" Mrs. Chu suddenly asked.

"Mr. Xie's words are well-founded." Shen Weichen replied, "Brother is not a blind believer. He verifies everything."

It is undeniable that Shen Yuqing did regard Xie Gubai with special regard, even to the point of being somewhat conniving. Even though he knew that Xie Gubai had concealed many things, he did not pursue it. If it were anyone else, he would definitely doubt Xie Gubai's intentions and intentions.On the other hand, Xie Gubai did not hide what he was hiding, which actually made his brother trust him more, because Xie Gubai knew that he would be suspected, but he still stayed with his brother.

Shen Weichen remembered that before Wen Ruoshan died, he folded several people's hands together, as if entrusting everyone to each other.Perhaps my brother was the same as me, moved by that moment, and willing to use the greatest kindness to think about Xie Gubai.

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Shen Yuqing sat in front of Bao Lu. The prisoner's jaw had been reattached, and he was staring at the table with his head lowered.His face was pale in pain, his cheeks were stained with saliva, his mouth was dry, and his intestines were ravenous.

There were only Shen Yuqing and Mrs. Chu in the cell. Shen Weichen was guarding outside the cell, and Shen Lianyun was guarding the entrance upstairs, not allowing anyone else to approach.Apart from these three people, there were no other disciples in the entire secret prison.

Mrs. Chu sat next to Shen Yuqing.Perhaps the chair was too hard, so she moved her body and changed the folded legs again.

The cell was very quiet, so quiet that Shen Yuqing could hear her own breathing.

As if in a hurry, Shen Yu leaned up, and the chair made a scraping sound on the ground.He caught a glimpse of Bao Lu trembling.He went to the door and gave Shen Weichen a few instructions, then returned to his seat and let the silence last.

Taking this opportunity, he adjusted his breathing before speaking:
"About four years ago, I stayed in the execution hall for three months in order to learn the affairs of the execution hall. Those days were truly unforgettable. There are many cunning suspects in the execution hall. I believe they may not be more difficult to deal with than you."

"But I learned one thing in the execution hall..."

"To find the truth, asking the right questions is usually more important than finding the right answers." Shen Yuqing said calmly.

"How did you get in touch with my dad?"

Bao Lu looked up at Shen Yuqing in surprise, obviously not expecting Shen Yuqing to ask such a question.He opened his mouth but stopped talking.

Shen Weichen knocked on the door and walked in with a teapot and teacup.She filled the teacup eight-tenths full, placed the teapot on the table, and exited the door.

"Moisten your throat first and speak slowly." Shen Yuqing pushed the teacup in front of Bao Lu.

Bao Lu's throat was already on fire. He looked at the glass of water, licked his lips, and murmured in a low voice: "Sa God forgive me." Then he said in a hoarse voice, "We can build a bridge with Shen Yongci because of a person. traitor……"

Mrs. Chu's waist suddenly straightened.

"I remember his name was Li Muhai...yes...that's the right name," Bao Lu said.

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